So pleased that my By the Book: A Reader’s Guide to Life has just been published in the USA. Here’s the first review/interview: Interview by Melissa Shook An Australian edition, in lieu of galleys, of Ramona Koval’s By the Book: a Reader’s Guide to Life was on top of a pile in my friend Margaret’s kitchen. When […]

I’m just back from the first leg of the book tour for By the Book: A Reader’s Guide to Life (Text Publishing) which covered Sydney and Brisbane and culminated in a lovely event at the Waurn Ponds Library in Geelong. I’m confirmed in my long held respect for the librarians and book shop owners and […]

Published: October 27, 2012 – 3:00AM People sometimes come up to Ramona Koval and say (she puts on a hushed, funereal voice), ”Hi. How are you? What are you doing?” ”They feel very sorry for me,” she says. ”It feels as if the lack of The Book Show has been a real hole in their lives, and […]

Peter Pierce praises Geordie Williamson’s new book ( and mine too!!!!!) BY:PETER PIERCE From:The Australian October 27, 2012 12:00AM \ Ramona Koval takes us on intriguing journeys, not only through books but also via meetings with authors, travel and her work at the ABC. Picture: Houspian Arsineh Source: The Australian FROM Text Publishing come two complementary books that […]